Sao Tome vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$282
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
1
24
😀 Quality of life
22
39
🏙️ Population
65.5K
6.56M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 43% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6193rd and 7649th ($878 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd in Sao Tome and Principe and China, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8799th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Shaoyang

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Sao Tome Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1459
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$231
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.9
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3719
$10066

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$879
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$659
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$702
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$1201
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$812
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610